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Racing eSports Series
The 2019 Formula One Esports Series was the third season of the
Formula One Esports Series .
[1] It started on September 11, 2019 and ended on December 4, 2019. It was held on
Formula One 's official
2019 game . The championship was held at
Gfinity Arena in
London ,
United Kingdom .
In his first season, David Tonizza became the new
Formula One Esports Series champion after a long battle with Frederik Rasmussen, becoming the first rookie to win the title. Rasmussen's team,
Red Bull Racing Esports , won the Constructor's Championship title for the first time.
[2] The season also featured the debut of future champions
Jarno Opmeer and Lucas Blakeley, who drove for
Renault Sport Team Vitality and
Sport Pesa Racing Point F1 Esports Team respectively.
Following the
2018 Formula One Esports Series success, there is no significant changes to the tournament's format.
Qualification - The season opens with online qualification, a global call for participation. Qualification is open to anyone with a copy of the
official Formula 1 video game developed by
Codemasters . The fastest gamers get through.
Pro Draft - Qualifying gamers enter the Pro Draft where the official Formula 1 teams select their drivers to represent them in the F1 Esports Pro Series championships.
Pro Series - The drivers race in 25-50% races over a series of events that are broadcast live. They earn points for themselves and their F1 teams. These races will determine the F1 New Balance Esports Series Teams’ and Drivers’ World Champions, with a portion of the prize fund distributed to the teams based on their standings.
[1]
The grid was increased from 9 to 10 teams this season, with
Ferrari Driver Academy entering F1 Esports for the first time.
Team
Race drivers
No.
Driver name
Rounds
Alfa Romeo Racing F1 Esports
12 22 21
Daniel Bereznay
Salih Saltunc
Kimmy Larsson
All All Not Competed
Ferrari Driver Academy
46 69 N.A.
David Tonizza
Amos Laurito
Gianfranco Giglioli
All 1–5, 7–8, 10–11 6, 9, 12
Haas F1 Team Esports
38 N.A. 98
Floris Wijers
Jan Fehler
Martin Stefanko
All 1–5, 7–12 6
McLaren Shadow
20 12 23
Bono Huis
Enzo Bonito
Allert van der Wal
All All Not Competed
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports
72 95 N.A.
Brendon Leigh
Patryk Krutyj
Daniel Shields
All 1–8, 10–11 9, 12
Red Bull Racing Esports
19 51 40
Frederik Rasmussen
Joni Törmälä
Nicolas Longuet
All 1–8, 10–12 9
Renault Sport Team Vitality
2 34 30
Jarno Opmeer
Cedric Thomé
Simon Weigang
All 1–5, 7–9 6, 10–12
Sport Pesa Racing Point F1 Esports Team
24 92 88
Marcel Kiefer
Daniel Haddad
Lucas Blakeley
1–8 All 9–12
Scuderia Toro Rosso Esports
19 13 N.A.
Patrick Holzmann
Cem Bölükbaşı
Manuel Biancolilla
All 1–6, 9–11 7–8, 12
Williams Esports
93 42 N.A.
Álvaro Carretón
Tino Naukkarinen
Isaac Price
1–8, 10–12 3–11 1–2, 9, 12
Source :
[3]
[4]
Round
Event
Circuit
Distance
Date
Broadcast
1
Event One
Bahrain International Circuit ,
Sakhir
14 Laps
11 September
LIVE: F1 Esports Pro Series 2019 Event 1! on YouTube
2
Shanghai International Circuit ,
Shanghai
14 Laps
3
Baku City Circuit ,
Baku
13 Laps
4
Event Two
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve ,
Montréal
18 Laps
2 October
LIVE: F1 Esports Pro Series 2019 Event 2! on YouTube
5
Red Bull Ring ,
Spielberg
18 Laps
6
Silverstone Circuit ,
Silverstone
13 Laps
7
Event Three
Hockenheimring ,
Hockenheim
17 Laps
6 November
LIVE: F1 Esports Pro Series 2019 Event 3! on YouTube
8
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps ,
Stavelot
11 Laps
9
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza ,
Monza
13 Laps
10
Grand Finale
Suzuka International Racing Course ,
Suzuka
13 Laps
4 December
LIVE: F1 New Balance Esports Pro Series Grand Final 2019 on YouTube
11
Circuit of the Americas ,
Austin, Texas
14 Laps
12
Autódromo José Carlos Pace ,
São Paulo
18 Laps
Source :
[5]
Round
Circuit
Pole position
Fastest lap
Winning driver
Winning team
1
Bahrain International Circuit ,
Sakhir
Frederik Ramsussen
Jan Fehler
David Tonizza
Ferrari Driver Academy
2
Shanghai International Circuit ,
Shanghai
Daniel Bereznay
Patrik Holzmann
David Tonizza
Ferrari Driver Academy
3
Baku City Circuit ,
Baku
Frederik Rasmussen
Patrik Holzmann
Frederik Rasmussen
Red Bull Racing Esports Team
4
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve ,
Montréal
Tino Naukkarinen
Frederik Rasmussen
Cedric Thomé
Renault Sport Team Vitality
5
Red Bull Ring ,
Spielberg
David Tonizza
Joni Törmälä
David Tonizza
Ferrari Driver Academy
6
Silverstone Circuit ,
Silverstone
David Tonizza
Tino Naukkarinen
Marcel Kiefer
Sport Pesa Racing Point Esports
7
Hockenheimring ,
Hockenheim
Jarno Opmeer
Tino Naukkarinen
Jarno Opmeer
Renault Sport Team Vitality
8
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps ,
Stavelot
Daniel Bereznay
Patrik Holzmann
Daniel Bereznay
Alfa Romeo F1 Esports
9
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza ,
Monza
Daniel Bereznay
Frederik Ramsussen
Daniel Bereznay
Alfa Romeo F1 Esports
10
Suzuka International Racing Course ,
Suzuka
Álvaro Carretón
Amos Laurito
Frederik Rasmussen
Red Bull Racing Esports Team
11
Circuit of the Americas ,
Austin, Texas
Frederik Rasmussen
Patrik Holzmann
Frederik Rasmussen
Red Bull Racing Esports Team
12
Autódromo José Carlos Pace ,
São Paulo
David Tonizza
Isaac Price
Daniel Bereznay
Alfa Romeo Esports Team
Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in the race and one point was given to the driver who set the fastest lap inside the top ten. No extra points are awarded to the pole-sitter.
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
FL
Points
25
18
15
12
10
8
6
4
2
1
1
In the event of a tie at the conclusion of the championship, a count-back system is used as a tie-breaker, with a driver's/constructor's best result used to decide the standings.
Drivers' Championship standings
Teams' Championship standings
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Other points position
Blue
Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple
Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank
Did not enter
Annotation
Meaning
P
Pole position
F
Fastest lap
Notes:
The standings are sorted by best result, rows are not related to the drivers. In case of tie on points, the best positions achieved determined the outcome.